Train hits tractor near Knaresborough

A tractor driver has been taken to hospital with what are described as "very minor injuries" after a collision with a train.

Jon Hill reports from the scene:

It happened on the A59 near Flaxby at around 6.30pm today.

Around 60 people on the train, which was travelling between Leeds and York, were unhurt after the crash. The road was closed, but has since reopened and most of the passengers were taken by coach to York and other stations.

66 passengers were on the Northern Rail service between York and Leeds when the train struck a tractor on a level crossing at Flaxby, near Knaresborough.

Some of them told ITV News what happened and how it felt:

Police say a tractor driver, hit by a train at a level crossing in North Yorkshire, had a very lucky escape.

He was one of three people taken to hospital after the crash, at Flaxby near Knaresborough, at 6.20pm Thursday.

This is Inspector Matt Hagen from North Yorkshire Policfe:

Police have confirmed that a man driving a tractor has been taken to hospital after being hit by a train at a level crossing in North Yorkshire.

The collision happened on the line between Knaresborough and Cattal at 6.20pm.

None of the passengers on board the Northern Rail Leeds to York service were hurt.

Rail services between Harrogate and York have been disrupted tonight after a train crash near Knaresborough. Buses are replacing trains in the area.

The crash, between a train a tractor, happened at a level crossing between Knaresborough and Cattal at around 6.20pm.

The train involved was the 5.29pm Northern Rail service from Leeds to York, a spokesperson from company has confirmed. Emergency services are currently on the scene and dealing with the situation. The tractor driver has been taken to hospital.

You can keep up to date with the travel disruption here.

A train has hit a tractor near Knaresborough in North Yorkshire.

Officers from North Yorkshire Police and the British Transport Police are currently dealing with the situation.

The crash happened at around 6.20pm this evening. At this stage, police do not believe anyone was seriously hurt.

North Yorkshire Police providing updates on this story via Twitter.